South Africa’s WumDrop Wins The MTN Business App Of The Year Challenge

WumDrop, a courier and fleet management app has emerged winner of the 4th MTN Business App of the year challenge held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

WumDrop emerged as the Best Enterprise App and Best Overall App, receiving the US$15,570 cash prize.

Cofounded by Simon Hartley and Roy Borole, WumDrop allows its users to send any package anywhere, and with a click of a button. The app is available to business clients and can be incorporated in their e-commerce offering.

Alpheus Mangale, Chief Enterprise Officer for Mtn Business South Africa said “We are encouraged by the level of innovation and creativity that were showcased at the 2015 MTN Business App of the Year Awards. We wish to congratulate our overall winner, and runner-ups for investing their time and energy to bring solutions to everyday challenges facing the enterprise sector. We are also reinvigorated by the active participation of the developers in this competition as it complements our strategic intent of driving sustainable growth and developing new opportunities to ensure the delivery of a bold new digital world.”

The annual challenge seeks to unearth innovative and customised apps that will create a distinct customer experience. Previous winners have included CustomApp, a mobile based fraud-combating solution and Snapscan, a mobile payment app.